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Courts & crime, 1884

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Deniliquin District Court. Friday, 7Th March

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 2

The following cases have been set done for hearing before His Honour Judge Forbes on Friday, the 7th March:— CONTINUED CASKS…

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Jealousy and Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 9

On th 28th ult. the residents of part of Phelps-street, Surry Hills, Sydney, were startled by a tragedy which, from the circumstances connected with it, appears to have…

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Corowa Police Court. March 1, 1884. (Before Captain Hare, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

Joseph Arthur Parnell, 20, was brought up charged with stealing a saddle, bridle, and breastplate, the property of Messrs. J. M'Culloch and Co. Sergeant Jones…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, March 1. (Before Messrs. J. Hayes and K. M’Lennan, J’s.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 9

Albert Latter, alias Hy[?]cs, and Albert Latter, alias Graham, were charged with having assaulted and robbed one John Hickey of a purse containing the sum of 15s. [?]d…

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Corowa District Court. February 29Th, 1884. (Before His Honour Judge Backhaus.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

A district court was held at Corowa on the above date. On Judge Backhaus taking his seat on the bench Mr. F. Brown congratulated him on his first appearance in…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, March 8. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 2

James Enright, and T. Constantine were charged with breaking windows [?]t McGra[?]’s Hotel on Sunday morning last. They had been violently conducting themselves and had destroyed property…

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Deniliquin District Court. Friday, 7Th March. (Before His Honour Judge Backhouse). Undefended Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 3

In the following cases the defendants did not [?]pear and verdict for the respective amounts [?]th costs were recorded :—Mary Ann Ryan chiltree) v. P. O’Brien, £28 9s 9.1 ; Edward…

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Rutherglen Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

AT this Court last Wednesday, before D. G. M'Cormick, P.M., C. Dunbar, summoned George Quin for assault, but as complainant, failed to put in an…

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Mulwala Police Court. March 13, 1884. Before Captain Hare, P.M.

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

Six men charged with cutting timber on a Government reserve were fined 5s: each and costs. Tarletan v. Braithwaite.--This was a…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, March 11, 1884. (Before Captain Hare, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

Patrick S[?]llion was brought up, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Prisoner, on promising to leave the town was discharged with a caution…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Saturday, March 8, 1884. (Before Mr. Foster, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

Orr and Phillips v. John Stansfield, claim for £19. Verdict for amount and costs. Arthur Joseph Parnell, 20, appeared on remand charged with stealing a saddle, bridle and…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court Friday, March 14 (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 2

Margaret Dillon applied through Mr Ochiltres. permission to have music and dancing on her [?] premises at Wanganella; on the night of the [?] March…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, March 8. (Before Mr Carne, J.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 2

James Leedham was charged with stealing a terrier dog, the property of Mr William Her. North Deniliquin, vauled of £5. The prisoner had been arrested by…

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Hay Police Court. Friday, 14th March. (Before Mr. Pearce P.M., and N. J. Trevana J.P.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 2

Edward Church, on remand for protection, was discharged, having recovered. William Jenkins was charged with attempting to commit suicide…

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Wearing a Hat In Court

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 1

NEARLY seven hundred years ago. (says the "Antiguarian Magazine and Biographer") Philip II. of Franca summoned King John of England either to trial or to mortal combat…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Wednesday, March 19, 1884. (Before Mr. T. Reeve, J. P.

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

Henry Rogers, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 2[?] 6d., or twelve hours imprisonment. BORDER BRASS BAND.--A selection of…

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The Railway Assault Case. Trial of Conductor Goff

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 15

At the Central Criminal Court, Sidney, on Friday, Thomas Goff was charged with indecently assaulting ,Mary Elizabeth Hooper in a railway carriage, near Culcairn, on the 30th…

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Corryong Police Court. Saturday, March 14. (Before Messrs Ja[?]line, Bowden, and Hanson, J’s.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 14

W. Mann v. Charles Nankervis: Using o[?]scene language on the 28th January. Nauk[?]rvis pleaded not gui[?]. The complainant [?] that on the 28th January be was on his…

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The Pierrepoint Murder. M‘sweeney Committed for Trial

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 9

The adjourned inquest on the body of Michael Murphy, who was found dead in his but at Pierrepoint on the 12th ult., was resumed at Hamilton on Friday, the man…

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Wearing a Hat in Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

NEARLY seven hundred years ago (says the "Antiquarian Magazine and Biographer") Philip II. of France summoned King John of England either to trial or to mortal combat…

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